General MESH Requirements

Requirements

100 Hours of Workplace Safety, Health or Environmental Training Required
75 hours must be earned through at least one of the three MESH program sponsors:
Accepted CORE courses, taken through one of the three MESH program sponsors:
- OSHA 511 Standards for General Industry
- OSHA 501 Trainer Course for General Industry
- OSHA 510 Standards for Construction (If you are pursuing Construction MESH, you may want to save these construction-specific hours)
- OSHA 500 Trainer Course for Construction (If you are pursuing Construction MESH, you may want to save these construction-specific hours)
- OSHA 30-hour for General Industry or Construction
- NC 30-hour for General Industry or Construction
- Principles of Occupational Safety and Health
Maximum 25 hours can be counted from “Other” training providers who are not MESH program sponsors
5 year limit
- All MESH credit hours must have been earned within the previous 5 years at the time you reach your 100 hours
Courses are credited only ONCE
- A course cannot be applied toward more than one type of MESH certificate
- The same course title cannot be counted more than once for the same certificate
Only non-credit continuing education hours can be accepted
- previously earned degrees, work experience or other certifications are not counted towards MESH

First Aid and CPR can be counted as a workplace safety, health or environmental topic
- Unless otherwise indicated on the completion card or certificate, we will use contact hours specified by the Red Cross
- If training was not received through one of the MESH program sponsors, these hours will be counted as part of the maximum 25 hours allowed from “Other” training providers
Maximum 10 hours can be earned by attending an approved NC Safety School or Conference
- Attendance hours will be treated as hours earned through a MESH program sponsor